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Daithy Posted 12 years ago
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"Slaver"

I had a recent discussion with my friend who listens to Death Metal. He was on about a T-shirt with "Slaver" written on it; meaning, Slaver as a slave master.

I thought that it sounds weird and I had never heard "slaver" before. I thought it'd be "slave-master," or perhaps to have something to do with "enslave/ -r." But after looking online, it obviously exists, but it mainly refers to saliva.

What's the deal with that?
  

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Slaver can mean a person who owns, or deal in, slaves. It can also mean a ship used to transport slaves. Since slavery is much less common than it used to be, there are fewer occasions nowadays to use the word.

— Blue Jay

  • Slaver can mean a person who owns, or deal in, slaves.
  • It can also mean a ship used to transport slaves.
  • Since slavery is much less common than it used to be, there are fewer occasions nowadays to use the word.
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Slaver can mean a person who owns, or deal in, slaves. It can also mean a ship used to transport slaves. Since slavery is much less common than it used to be, there are fewer occasions nowadays to use the word.
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